Bronx Salsa Fest

Bronx SalsaFest is a month-long, borough-wide annual celebration of Salsa, the musical genre that has taken the world by storm and has roots in The Bronx.

Each year the summer sizzles in The Bronx as this annual event brings together some of the borough’s best musicians, photographers, documentarians, storytellers, and, of course salseros, dancing in the streets and on the sand throughout the month of August.

WED | AUG 1 | 6pm - 9pm | FREECITY PARK FOUNDATION SUMMERSTAGEThe Puerto Rican-born, New York-bred Tito Nieves is known as the Pavarotti of salsa. That’s due to the vocalist’s crystalline, booming voice, capable of carrying an ensemble group. It’s no wonder he was known as one of the leading salsa musicians of ‘80s and ‘90s New York. More infoSummerStage, Crotona Park Claremont Pkwy and Crotona Ave

THUR | AUG 2 | 6:30pm-8pm | FREEBAREFOOT DANCINGBarefoot Dancing is a unique, multi-cultural program that brings the world to the lush green lawn of Van Cortlandt Park. It engages audiences in traditional and authentic forms of ethnic dance and music. Edwin Ferreras and Areito Arts will teach Salsa dancing in this installment of Barefoot Dancing. Van Cortlandt Park House Museumw 246th & Broadway

SAT | AUG 4 | 1pm-2:30pm | FREERAY MARTINEZ LEGACY CONCERTKnown for his melodic and percussive style, RAY MARTINEZ has been considered one of the most gifted and prominent bassist/arrangers in the contemporary Latin and Salsa music scenes.Poe Park BandshellEast 192 st and Grand Concourse

Bronx SalsaFest is a borough-wide celebration produced by The Bronx Tourism Council in collaboration with the office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and partially funded by NYC & Company.Bronx SalsaFest is a registered trademark of The Bronx Tourism Council